Television and film in New Jersey
There is a long history of television and film of New Jersey. Motion picture technology was invented in New Jersey, by Thomas Edison. The early work was done at his West Orange laboratory. Edison's Black Maria was the first motion picture studio. America's first motion picture industry started in 1907 in Fort Lee and the first studio was constructed there in 1909.[1] DuMont Laboratories in Passaic, developed early sets and made the first broadcast to the private home. Many television shows and films have been filmed in New Jersey, which since 1978 maintains a Motion Picture and Television Commission.[2]New Jersey had long held an attraction for television producers, for its locations and the tax credits offered by the state. Governor Christopher Christie suspended the credits in 2010, but the New Jersey State Legislature in 2011 approved the restoration and expansion of the tax credit program. Under bills passed by both the state Senate and Assembly, the program would offer 20 percent tax credits {22% in urban enterprize zones) to television and film productions that shoot in the and meet set standards for hiring and local spending.[3][4]
- ^ http://www.fortleefilm.org/
- ^ http://www.njfilm.org/
- ^ Wright, E. Assata (February 20, 2011). "Getting the film crews back to NJ Gov. to decide future of tax credit that benefited Hudson County". Hudson Reporter. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
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